Portland, OR
Rock of Ages
The massive flood that carved the Columbia River Gorge 15,000 years ago left behind one of the world’s highest concentrations of waterfalls. This 8.8-mile loop showcases four (each more than 100 feet tall). Trip ID 251760

Portland, OR Champoeg Park Loop
Watch for Western bluebirds hunting insects from their tree-cavity nests on this 6.6-mile Willamette River trek. Bonus: See Champoeg, a 19th-century ghost town. An 1861 flood destroyed all but two saloons. Trip ID 8289

Salt Lake City, UT
Deseret Peak Loop
The summit of this 11,031-foot alpine island offers 100-mile views across northern Utah—payoff for a 4.3-mile, 3,600-foot ascent. Trip ID 31797
Santa Fe, NM
Valle Vidal
Spend a long weekend looping 28.4 miles among the creeks, peaks, and meadows of this remote, 100,000-acre home to black bear and the state’s largest elk herd. Trip ID 409902

St. Louis, MO
Walkers Island
Hike 3.8 miles around this narrow peninsula jutting into Horseshoe Lake—an abandoned oxbow of the Mississippi River—to visit an unlikely haven for white-tailed deer just 10 miles from the Gateway Arch. Trip ID 330391

Tallahassee, FL
Marsh Island Trail to Sandhill Trail
Venture into Florida’s salt marshes, palmetto-oak hammocks, and pristine Gulf coastline on this 9.5-mile loop through Econfina River State Park, a 4,543-acre sanctuary for black bears, bobcats, and manatees. Trip ID 7757
Washington, D.C.
Great Falls Loop
Half-day special: On this 4.6-mile jaunt, you’ll parallel the Potomac as it plunges through a rocky gorge cut into the Virginia-Maryland border 10,000 years ago. Trip ID 47070

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